DISCUSSION ISSUES OF THE USE OF POLYGRAPH IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Abstract

The article examines the process of formation and transformation of the idea of obtaining information that a person possesses, but does not want to report it for certain reasons. The practice of using the polygraph in different countries was analyzed. Attention is paid to the procedural and non-procedural forms of psychophysiological research of a person using the polygraph in criminal proceedings. Based on the analysis of scientific publications and the generalization of the presented points of view, two groups of ideas about the possibilities of using the polygraph are distinguished. 1. Definition of the polygraph as an infallible “lie detector”, which determines the possibility of its use for checking the testimony of participants in criminal proceedings (“polygraph examination”). 2. Definition of the polygraph as a tool for recording the psychophysiological reactions of a person to certain stimulus stimuli during a psychological examination to obtain oriented information when solving the tasks set by the initiator of the examination. A number of problems faced by pre-trial investigation bodies during psychological examination with the use of a polygraph in Ukraine for obtaining evidence in criminal proceedings have been identified.